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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4707-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4707-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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28 Sep 2020
Research article |
| 28 Sep 2020
| 28 Sep 2020
Reconstructing extreme climatic and geochemical conditions during the largest natural mangrove dieback on record
James Z. Sippo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
Isaac R. Santos
National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Christian J. Sanders
National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
Patricia Gadd
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
Quan Hua
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
Catherine E. Lovelock
School of Biological Sciences, the University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Nadia S. Santini
Cátedra Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Crédito Constructor, Benito Juárez 03940, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04500, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Scott G. Johnston
Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
Yota Harada
Australian Rivers Institute – Coast and Estuaries, and School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
Gloria Reithmeir
Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
Damien T. Maher
Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
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- Land cover changes, biomass loss, and predictive causes of massive dieback of a mangrove plantation in Lampung, Sumatra B. Budiadi et al. 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1150949
- Effects of dieback on the vegetative, chemical, and physiological status of mangrove forests, Iran V. Kahnouj et al. 10.1007/s40333-023-0031-6
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- Influence of the 2015–2016 El Niño on the record-breaking mangrove dieback along northern Australia coast S. Abhik et al. 10.1038/s41598-021-99313-w
- Tracking mangrove condition changes using dense Landsat time series X. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114461
- Turning the Tide on Mapping Marginal Mangroves with Multi-Dimensional Space–Time Remote Sensing S. Hickey & B. Radford 10.3390/rs14143365
- Multiscale Diagnosis of Mangrove Status in Data-Poor Context Using Very High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images: A Case Study in Pichavaram Mangrove Forest, Tamil Nadu, India S. Ghosh et al. 10.3390/rs14102317
- Physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant-root responses to iron toxicity G. Li et al. 10.1016/j.jplph.2024.154257
- Future climate change will increase risk to mangrove health in Northern Australia C. Chung et al. 10.1038/s43247-023-00852-z
- Stable isotopes track the ecological and biogeochemical legacy of mass mangrove forest dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia Y. Harada et al. 10.5194/bg-17-5599-2020
- Mangrove forests under climate change in a 2°C world D. Friess et al. 10.1002/wcc.792
- The spread of mealybug-associated pasture dieback into the New South Wales wet subtropics A. Gibson et al. 10.1080/00049182.2024.2434022
- A review of properties of organic matter fractions in soils of mangrove wetlands: Implications for carbon storage P. Iroshaka Gregory Marcelus Cooray et al. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109660
- The renaissance of Odum's outwelling hypothesis in 'Blue Carbon' science I. Santos et al. 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107361
- ENSO-driven extreme oscillations in mean sea level destabilise critical shoreline mangroves—An emerging threat N. Duke et al. 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000037
- Distribution, drivers, and community perceptions of recent mass mangrove dieback in Maldives S. Sreelekshmi et al. 10.1007/s10113-025-02386-w
- Hydroclimate proxies for eastern Australia using stable isotopes in grey mangroves (Avicennia marina) M. Goodwin et al. 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103691
- The Role of Hydraulic Failure in a Massive Mangrove Die-Off Event A. Gauthey et al. 10.3389/fpls.2022.822136
- n-Alkanes δ13C and salinity correlation in mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum leaves and surface sediments from Zhanjiang estuaries, China G. Cai et al. 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122552
- Mangroves Fueling Livelihoods: A Socio-Economic Stakeholder Analysis of the Charcoal and Pole Production Systems in the World’s Longest Managed Mangrove Forest B. Satyanarayana et al. 10.3389/fevo.2021.621721
- Compound climate extremes driving recent sub-continental tree mortality in northern Australia have no precedent in recent centuries K. Allen et al. 10.1038/s41598-021-97762-x
- Sea-level rise and extreme Indian Ocean Dipole explain mangrove dieback in the Maldives L. Carruthers et al. 10.1038/s41598-024-73776-z
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- Land cover changes, biomass loss, and predictive causes of massive dieback of a mangrove plantation in Lampung, Sumatra B. Budiadi et al. 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1150949
- Effects of dieback on the vegetative, chemical, and physiological status of mangrove forests, Iran V. Kahnouj et al. 10.1007/s40333-023-0031-6
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Short summary
In 2015–2016, a massive mangrove dieback event occurred along ~1000 km of coastline in Australia. Multiple lines of evidence from climate data, wood and sediment samples suggest low water availability within the dead mangrove forest. Wood and sediments also reveal a large increase in iron concentrations in mangrove sediments during the dieback. This study supports the hypothesis that the forest dieback was associated with low water availability driven by a climate-change-related ENSO event.
In 2015–2016, a massive mangrove dieback event occurred along ~1000 km of coastline in ...
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